Software Manager Job Trends in Colchester

Software Manager
Essex > Colchester

The median Software Manager salary in Colchester is £85,000 per year, according to job vacancies posted during the 6 months leading to 9 October 2026.

The table below compares current salary benchmarking and summary statistics with the previous two years.

6 months to
9 Oct 2026
Same period 2025 Same period 2024
Rank 23 - -
Rank change year-on-year - - -
Permanent jobs requiring a Software Manager 5 0 0
As % of all permanent jobs in Colchester 2.09% - -
As % of the Job Titles category 2.17% - -
Number of salaries quoted 5 0 0
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £85,000 - -
Essex median annual salary £85,000 - -

All Permanent IT Job Roles
Colchester

For comparison with the information above, the following table provides summary statistics for all permanent IT job vacancies in Colchester. Most job vacancies include a discernible job title that can be normalized. As such, the figures in the second row provide an indication of the number of permanent jobs in our overall sample.

Permanent vacancies in Colchester with a recognized job title 230 43 88
% of permanent jobs with a recognized job title 96.23% 95.56% 98.88%
Number of salaries quoted 156 31 43
10th Percentile £30,000 £26,500 £21,400
25th Percentile £30,750 £37,500 £25,750
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £41,250 £41,000 £42,500
Median % change year-on-year +0.61% -3.53% -29.17%
75th Percentile £55,938 £60,000 £90,000
90th Percentile £70,000 £70,000 £100,000
Essex median annual salary £45,000 £41,000 £51,000
% change year-on-year +9.76% -19.61% +4.51%

Software Manager
Job Vacancy Trend in Colchester

Historical trend showing the proportion of permanent IT job postings featuring 'Software Manager' in the job title relative to all permanent IT jobs advertised in Colchester.

Software Manager job vacancy trend in Colchester

Software Manager
Salary Trend in Colchester

Salary distribution trend for Software Manager job vacancies in Colchester.

Salary distribution trend for Software Manager job vacancies in Colchester

Software Manager Skill Set
Top 1 Co-Occurring Skills & Capabilities in Colchester

For the 6 months to 9 October 2026, Software Manager job roles required the following skills and capabilities in order of popularity. The figures indicate the absolute number of co-occurrences and as a proportion of all permanent job ads across the Colchester region featuring Software Manager in the job title.

1 5 (100.00%) Software Engineering

Software Manager Skill Set
Co-Occurring Skills & Capabilities in Colchester by Category

The following tables expand on the one above by listing co-occurrences grouped by category. They cover the same employment type, locality and period, with up to 20 co-occurrences shown in each category:

General
1 5 (100.00%) Aerospace
1 5 (100.00%) Telecoms
Processes & Methodologies
1 5 (100.00%) Software Engineering